Machinery for making receptacles



May 15, 1934 w NEWHQUSE 1,958,492

MACHINERY FOR MAKING RECEPTAGLES Filed July 21 1932 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 zfy/ May 15, 1934.

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Patented May 15, 1934 omrso STATES r MACHINERY FOR MAKING RECEPTACLES Walter F. Newhouse, Benton Harbor, Mich.

Application July 21, 1932, Serial No. 623,779

19 Claims.

This invention relates to machinery for making receptacles, such as berry boxes, butter dishes, ice cream pails, and similar receptacles that are formed and stapled or otherwise fastened on a reciprocating form.

Generally stated, the object of the invention is to provide a novel and improved construction and arrangement whereby the said reciprocating form will remain stationary, a proper length of time, while the receptacle thereon is being stapled or otherwise fastened together, whereby there is no danger of movement of the form while the said fastening operation is being performed.

It is also an object to provide certain details and features of construction and combinations tending to increase the general efficiency and the desirability of a reciprocating form mechanism of this particular character.

To the foregoing and other useful ends, the invention consists in matters hereinafter set forth and claimed, and shown in the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 is a vertical section on line l1 in Fig. 2.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section on line 2-2 in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1, showing the parts in different positions.

Fig. i is a perspective of the reciprocating form mechanism.

Fig. 5 is a perspective of a form or" receptacle that can be made on said machine.

As thus illustrated, a vertically reciprocating form 1 is provided, the shape of this form depending upon the character of the receptacle to be made. As shown in Fig. 5, the receptacle 2 is an ordinary berry box or tray formed from sheet material and then fastened or stapled together by means of the staples 3, which latter are clinched inside the receptacle by the clinch blocks 4 suitably mounted in the opposite sides of the form. In the machine shown, the blanks for the receptacles are made by the blanking press .5, of any suitable character, and are cut off by the knife 6, when fed into position above the form, and the staples are driven by the staplers '7, of any suitable known or approved character,

disposed horizontally at opposite sides of the receptacle form 1, as shown in Fig. 2 of the draW-' ings. The staplers '7 are part of and associated with stationary forming means, of course, as in- 59? dicated, through which the blank is thrust by the form 1 into stapling position, from the position of the form shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings.

The parts thus far described are old and wellknown.

In order to insure against movement of the form 1, during the said stapling operation, the said form is secured to the upper end of the rod 8, which latter has its lower end provided with an outwardly projecting portion 9 for engagement with the stop 10, when the form reaches the position in which it must remain stationary for a period of time, during the stapling operation. The rod 8 is carried by the vertically re ciprocating member 11, the upper portion of the rod being rigid with the block 12, which is adapted to slide up and down in the upper end of the hollow member 11, this block being removably secured to the under side of the receptacle form. The lower portion of the rod 8 is adapted to slide up and down in the bearing 13 formed in the lower portion of the said member 11, whereby there is lost motion between the form and the reciprocating member 11,-during the operation of the machine. A spring 14, on the rod 8, is interposed between the block 12 and the bearing 13, whereby the upward pressure of the member 11 is communicated through this spring to the receptacle form. When the member 11 moves upward, the form 1 partakes of this upward motion until the projection 9 engages the stop 10, and thereafter the member 11 continues to move upwardly alone, the form 1 remaining in the stationary position necessary for the previously described stapling operation. The stop is secured in position by the bolts 15 and the clamping bar 16, as shown more clearly in Fig. 4 of the drawings, and when the bolts 15 are removed, the set-screws 17 on the ends of the stop 10 can be adjusted to move the stop up or down, thereby to accurately position the receptacle form 1 during the stapling operation.

The hollow member 11 can be actuated by any suitable known or approved means, such as the eccentric device 18 mounted on the driving shaft 19 of the receptacle-making machine. This eccentric device is connected by a link 20 with the lower end portion of the member 11, whereby the member 11 is reciprocated up and down in the desired manner. During this reciprocation, it will be 'seen that the projection 9 moves up and down in the slot 21 formed in the front plate 22 of the casing or housing in which the member 11 is supported.

Incidentally, the form 1 is removably secured to the rod'S by a transverse pin 23, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings. The screws 24, or other suitable means, are provided for removably connecting the receptacle form 1 to the block 12, andto further insure accurate positioning of the form, short pins are provided between the form and the block, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. With this construction, and by removing the pin 23, the receptacle form can be conveniently removed, from the upper end of the rod 8, and by removing the screws 24 the block 12 can be separated from the receptacle form.

t will also be understood that the form 1, as is common in a machine of this kind, co-operates with the adjacent elements shown in the drawings, to fold the blank into the desired shape, upon the form, before the stapling operation is performed. But the folding means are old and well-known, and require no further explanation.

The block 12 is preferably squared, and the lower end of the end portion of the rod 8 is squared, where it slides up and down in the bearing 13, and in this way the form 1 is prevented from skewing or turning about a vertical axis, as the member 11 is firmly held between the friction plates 26, shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, the member 11 itself being preferably squared in horizontal cross section, and with this construction the form is reciprocated up and down without any possibility of its getting out of position by displacement about a vertical axis.

which can be made on a reciprocating form.

By means of the construction shown and described, which is illustrative of the invention, the receptacle form is caused to pause long enough in its stationary or operative position to permit the desired operation on the receptacle, and. this pause is accurately timed, and is accomplished without interrupting the operation of the actuating means by which the receptacle form is reciprocated.

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Thus it will be seen that stop devices comprising the projection 9 and the stationary stop 10, which latter is adjustable, are interposed between the lost motion connection and the power means on the shaft 19 for operating the actuating means.

It will also be seen that the movable stop projection 9 serves to limit the lost motion when the form 1 is retracted or pulled downward, inasmuch as the member 11 moves down until it bumps against the top of the projection 9, and this terminates the lost motion and causes the form 1 and the member 11 to move downward in unison.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. In machinery for making receptacles, a reciprocating form upon which the receptacle is shaped and fastened together, adapted to be presented in operative position and then retracted, actuating means having a lost motion therein for supporting and reciprocating said receptacle form on a straight line, holding the form against rotation, power means for operating said actuating means, stationary stapling and forming means co-operating with said form to shape the receptacle, and stop devices interposed between said power means and said lost motion to limit the forming motion of said form, serving to maintain the receptacle form stationary in said forming means while the receptacle thereon is being operated upon, and while said actuating means are still in action, said devices comprising a movable stop projection that limits the lost motion when the form is retracted.

2. A structure as specified in claim 1, comprising vertically lost motion means supporting and engaging said form whereby the reciprocation of said receptacle form into operative position is interrupted without interrupting the operation of said actuating means.

3. A structure as specified in claim 1, comprising vertically compensating means supporting and engaging said form whereby the receptacle form is maintained stationary in operative position without interrupting the operation of said actuating means.

4. A structure as specified in claim 1, comprising a reciprocating member, a rod to which the said receptacle form is rigidly attached, said rod being mounted for some endwise motion in said reciprocating member, a spring on said rod to yieldingly hold the form and said member against relative movement, a projection on said rod, and a stationary stop for engaging said projection, whereby the movement of said receptacle form into operative position is interrupted without interrupting the motion of said member in the same direction, thereby providing sufficient lost motion between said form and said actuating means to maintain the receptacle form stationary for the period of time necessary to perform the desired operation on the receptacle.

5. A structure as specified in claim 1, com-- prising a sliding lost motion connection, together with said stop means below said connection to produce the lost motion necessary to maintain the receptacle form in stationary position for the desired period of time.

6. A structure as specified in claim 1, comprising a sliding lost motion connection, together with said stop means below said connection to produce the lost motion necessary to maintain the receptacle form in stationary position for the desired period of time, and means for adjusting said stop means to accurately position the receptacle form in its said operative position.

7. A structure as specified in claim 1, comprising a hollow and vertically reciprocating member, a vertically disposed rod mounted for relative vertical movement in said hollow member, means for rigidly securing the receptacle form on the upper end of said rod, the lower end of said rod having a projection, means forming a guide for said vertically reciprocating member, serving to prevent displacement of said member about a vertical axis, means to prevent displacement of the receptacle form about said axis, relatively to said vertically reciprocating member, a spring on said rod, within said hollow member, serving to yieldingly communicate power. from said member to said receptacle form, a stop for engaging said projection when said receptacle form arrives in operative position, said spring permitting further upward movement of said hollow member after engagement of said projection with said stop, whereby said receptacle form isadapted to pause in operative position without interrupting the operation of said actuating means. a

8. A structure as specified in claim 1, comprising a hollow and vertically reciprocating member, a vertically disposed rod mounted for relative vertical movement in said hollow member, means for rigidly securing the receptacle form on the upper end of said rod, the lower end of said rod having a projection, means forming aguide for said vertically reciprocating member, serving to prevent displacement of said member about a vertical axis, means to prevent displace; ment of the receptacle form about said axis, relatively to said vertically reciprocating member, a spring on said rod, within said hollow member,

serving to yieldingly communicate power from said member to said receptacle form, a stop for engaging said projection when said receptacle form arrives in operative position, said spring permitting further upward movement of said hollow member after engagement of said projection with said stop, whereby said receptacle form is adapted to pause in operative position without interrupting the operation of said actuating means, together with means for adjusting said stop to accurately position the receptacle form in operative position.

9. A structure as specified in claim 1, comprising a hollow and vertically reciprocating member, a vertically disposed rod mounted for relative vertical movement in said hollow member, means for rigidly securing the receptacle form on the upper end of said rod, the lower end of said rod having a projection, means forming a guide for said vertically reciprocating member, serving to prevent displacement of said member about a vertical axis, means to prevent displacement of the receptacle form about said axis, relatively to said vertically reciprocating member, a spring on said rod, within said hollow member, serving to yieldingly communicate power from said mem her to said receptacle form, a stop for engaging said projection when said receptacle form arrives in operative position, said spring permitting further upward movement of said hollow member after engagement of said projection with said stop, whereby said receptacle form is adapted to pause in operative position without interrupting the operation of said actuating means, together with means forming a guide for said projection.

10. In machinery for making receptacles, the combination of a form upon which the receptacle is shaped and stapled, a vertically disposed rod having its upper end secured to said form, a vertically reciprocating housing enclosing said rod, means on the bottom of said form fitting the interior of the upper end portion of said housing, a bearing on which said housing is supported for up and down movement, said rod having vertical movement in the lower end of said housing and being formed at its lower end with a projection, a spring in said housing between the under side of said form and the bottom portion of said housing. a stationary stop on said bearing for engaging said projection to limit the upward movement of the rod and the form, while said housing is still moving upwardly and compressing said spring, and power means for vertically reciprocating said housing.

11. A structure as specified in claim 10, said form being movable from the upper end of said rod, whereby the rod may be pulled downwardly through said housing.

12. A structure as specified in claim 10, said bearing having means for adjusting said stop up and down, thereby to accurately position said form for the stapling operation.

13. A structure as specified in claim 10, said means on the under side of the form being rectangular and the upper end of the housing being ing the form against rotation, power means for operating said actuating means, stationary stapling and forming means co-operating with said form to shape the receptacle, and stop devices interposed between said power means and said lost motion to limit the forming motion of said form, serving to maintain the receptacle form stationary in said forming means while the receptacle thereon is being operated upon, and while said actuating means are still in action, comprising ahollow and vertically reciprocating member, a vertically disposed rod mounted for relative vertical movement in said hollow member, means for rigidly securing the receptacle form on the upper end of said rod, the lower end of said rod having a projection, means forming a guide for said vertically reciprocating member, serving to prevent displacement of said member about a vertical axis, means to prevent displacement of the receptacle form about said axis, relatively to said vertically reciprocating member, a spring on said rod, within said hollow member, serving to yieldingly communicate power from said member to said receptacle form, a stop for engaging said projection when said receptacle form arrives in operative position, said spring permitting further up ward movement of said hollow member after engagement of said projection with said stop, whereby said receptacle iorm is adapted to pause in operative position without interrupting the operation of said actuating means. i

16. In machinery for making receptacles, a reciprocating form upon which the receptacle is shaped and fastened together, actuating means having lost motion for supporting and reciprocating said receptacle form on a straight line, holding the form against rotation, power means for operating said actuating means, stationary stapling and forming means co-operating with said form to shape the receptacle, and stop devices interposed between said power means and said lost motion to limit the forming motion of said form, serving to maintain the receptacle form stationary in said forming means while the receptacle thereon is being operated upon, and while said actuating means are still in action, comprising a hollow and vertically reciprocating member, a vertically disposed rod mounted for relative vertical movement in said hollow member, means for rigidly securing the receptacle form on the upper end of said rod, the lower end of said rod having a projection, means forming a guide for said vertically reciprocating member, serving to prevent displacement of said member about a vertical axis, means to prevent displacement of the receptacle form about said axis, relatively to said vertically reciprocating member, a spring on said rod, within said hollow member, serving to yieldingly communicate power from said member to said receptacle form, a stop for engaging said projection when said receptacle form arrives in operative position, said spring permitting further upward movement of said hollow member after engagement of said projection with said stop, whereby said receptacle form is adapted to pause in operative position without interrupting the operation of said actuating means, together with means for adjusting said stop to accurately position the receptacle form in operative position.

17. In machinery for making receptacles, a reciprocating form upon which the receptacle is shaped and fastened together, actuating means having lost motion for supporting and reciprocating said receptacle form on a straight line, holding the form against rotation, power means for operating said actuating means, stationary stapling and forming means co-operating with said form to shape the receptacle, said stop devices interposed between said power means and said lost motion to limit the forming motion of said form, serving to maintain the receptacle form stationary in said forming means while the receptacle thereon is being operated upon, and while said actuating means are still in action, comprising a hollow and vertically reciprocating member, a vertically disposed rod mounted for relative vertical movement in said hollow member, means for rigidly securing the receptacle form on the upper end of said rod, the lower end of said rod having a projection, means forming a guide for said vertically reciprocating member, serving to prevent displacement of said member about a vertical axis, means to prevent displacement of the receptacle form about said axis, relatively to said vertically reciprocating member, a spring on said rod, within said hollow member, serving to yieldingly communicate power from said member to said receptacle form, a stop for engaging said projection when said receptacle form arrives in operative position, said spring permitting further upward movement of said hollow member after engagement of said projection with said stop, whereby said receptacle form is adapted to pause in operative position without interrupting the operation of said actuating means, together with means forming a guide for said projection.

18. In machinery for making receptacles, a reciprocating form upon which the receptacle is shaped and fastened together, actuating means having a lost motion connection for supporting and reciprocating said receptacle form on a straight line, holding the form against rotation, power means for operating said actuating means,

stationary stapling and forming means co-oper ating with said form to shape the receptacle, and stop means interposed in a position between said power means and said 10st motion connection to limit the forming motion of said form, serving to maintain the receptacle form stationary in said forming means while the receptacle thereon is being operated upon, and while said actuating means are still in action, said lost motion being a sliding lost motion connection, and said stop means being below said connection to produce the lost motion necessary to maintain the receptacle form in stationary position for the desired period of time. 7

19. In machinery for making receptacles, a reciprocating form upon which the receptacle is shaped and fastened together, actuating means having a lost motion connection for supporting and reciprocating said receptacle form on a straight line, holding the form against rotation, power means for operating said actuating means, stationary stapling and forming means co-operating with said form to shape the receptacle, and stop means interposed in a position between said power means and said lost motion to limit the forming motion of said form, serving to maintain the receptacle form stationary in said forming means while the receptacle thereon is being operated upon, and while said actuating means are still in action, said lost motion being a sliding lost motion connection, and said stop means being below said connection to produce the lost motion necessary to maintain the receptacle form in stationary position for the desired period of time, in combination with means for adjusting said stop means to accurately position the receptacle form in its said operative position.

WALTER F. NEWHOUSE. 

